Britain Protests Against Jeans Blasting Process

Social activists campaigning for ethics have recently locked several clothing brands, including Dolce & Gabbana and Armani, to launch a campaign called "secret message" (secret News) aimed at emphasizing the harm of jeans sandblasting on human health.

In early June, volunteers from the Labour Behind the Label behind the British pressure group label concealed thousands of tags about the message in the pockets behind the jeans sold in British stores to attract more consumers' attention to the "Killer Jeans" campaign launched to protest the deadly jeans blasting process.

The campaign forbids the use of sandblasting processes - spraying high pressure lance on silica sand.

Human rights campaigners say that the process will cause workers to breathe sand and dust, resulting in a potentially fatal lung disease called silicosis, which has killed more than 50 sandblasted workers in Turkey, and doctors predict that thousands of people around the world also suffer from the disease.

The campaign launched by the British social movements is targeted at towns in all parts of the United Kingdom. It plans to hold special events in Brandon, Brighton, Bristol (Bristol) and London (London).

So far, there are 17 international clothing brands.

But social activists are particularly concerned about the companies that have not yet publicly issued sandblasting injunctions.

Labour Behind the Label alliance policy coordinator Samantha Maher said, "even if they know the risks faced by sandblasting workers, these top brands will continue to delay."

"Now it's time for us to deliver this message directly to the consumer. We believe that any production technology should not put workers' lives at risk, and should not pay the cost of life for fashion."